University Of California, Agriculture And Natural Resources history

The University’s interests in rural economics and institutions were dispersed throughout the College of Agriculture until 1925, when Purnell Act permitted the first funding of agricultural economics and rural sociology in Land Grant Universities.

In 1928, a gift from banker and alumnus A. P. Giannini would catapult the University to the forefront of the emerging agricultural economics profession, bring validity to areas of economic inquiry, other than farm management and rural institutions.

In 1974, the schools of agriculture and forestry joined with other biological, environmental, and food sciences to become the College of Natural Resources, which to this day takes an interdisciplinary, big-picture approach to the complex issues that affect agriculture and the environment.

Cognizant of the complexity of issues facing western agriculture and the enormous implications for society, in fall 1983 Vice President Kendrick learned the Kellogg Foundation was thinking of funding development of four regional centers to address policy matters affecting agriculture.

ORIGINS Formally established 23 years ago in 1985, in reality the Center was conceived two years prior and has a 25-year history.

A Report to the Legislature.” Submitted on March 3, 1986 to Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr. by J.B. Kendrick, Jr., p.3.

To share information about the Center with the larger public, publication of the UC/AIC Quarterly began in 1987.

In 1991, the AIC brochure stated “The Center conducts applied research and analysis of issues and extends its findings to agricultural organizations, federal, state, and local agencies, interest groups active in the policy process, and the general public.

1994) plus separately published Summary Report (Coppock and Kreith 1994) and pocket cards highlighting the findings were widely distributed to California legislators and nationwide among leaders at land grant universities.

The purpose of the Harold O. Carter Endowment is to support general programs of the Center, rather than specific projects for which grant funding would be sought.29, 30 By 1998, the endowment had over $400,000 in pledges and receipts, and income has been accumulating since.

Starting with the 2000 edition, MOCA has been available for free downloading from the AIC website (Kuminoff et al.

2001. “Dairy Economics and Policy Issues between Canada and the United States.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, (49), 4 (Dec.

2003. “The Effect of the Northeast Dairy Compact on Producers and Consumers, with Implications of Compact Contagion.” Review of Agricultural Economics, (25), 1 (June 2003): 123-144.

2005 California Agriculture: Managing our Resources for Profit.

2006. “Consequences of Further Opening of the Korean Dairy Market.” Food Policy, (31), 3 (June 2006): 238-248.